Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 13 (Reporter Ji Jiadong, Lu Yuchen) On the 12th local time, in the 2024 Parkour World Cup (Montpellier Station) held in Montpellier, France, Chinese player Shang Chunsong won the women's freestyle championship, which was the first World Cup gold medal for the Chinese parkour team.
China's Li Meihui finished third in the women's freestyle and Yang Xiaoqiang finished seventh in the men's freestyle. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that the Chinese parkour team has participated in a competition overseas.
According to the "2024 Parkour World Cup (Montpellier Station) Selection Method" announced by the Chinese Gymnastics Association in February this year, the purpose of this competition is to further understand the development status and development trend of world parkour, and prepare for the 2024 World Championships and qualify for the 2025 World Games.
Born in 1996, Shang Chunsong joined the Chinese gymnastics team in 2010 and won the third place in the women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In the 2023 National Parkour Championship, Shang Chunsong won the women's freestyle championship with excellent results.
Parkour is an extreme street sport, also known as the "art of moving", which is based on the daily life environment, relying on one's own physical ability and skills to navigate the known and unknown environment, and is becoming more and more popular among young people.